CARROLL COUNTY, MARYLAND
![[County Seal, Carroll County, Maryland]](/msa/mdmanual/36loc/carr/images/1198-1-887b.gif)
Origin: Carroll County was formed in 1837 from Baltimore and Frederick Counties (Chapter 256, Acts of 1835; confirmed by Chapter 19, Acts of 1836, which was passed January 19, 1837). The County was named for Charles Carroll of Carrollton (1737-1832), Revolutionary War statesman and a Maryland signer of Declaration of Independence.
County Code
County Profile
County Seat: Westminster, MD 21157
Form of Government: County Commissioners
![[photo, Carroll County Courthouse Annex, 55 North Court St., Westminster, Maryland]](/msa/mdmanual/36loc/carr/images/1198-1-1133.jpg)
Population
- 1990 census: 123,372
- 2000 census: 150,987
- Creeks
- Lakes
Carroll County Courthouse Annex, 55 North Court St., Westminster, Maryland, May 2005. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
websites:
Aging Bureau: http://ccgovernment.carr.org/ccg/aging/default.asp
Budget Bureau: http://ccgovernment.carr.org/ccg/budget/default.asp
Carroll County: www.carr.org
Circuit Court: www.courts.state.md.us/carroll.html
Citizen Services: http://ccgovernment.carr.org/ccg/citserv/default.asp
Community College: www.carrollcc.edu
Comptroller Dept.: http://ccgovernment.carr.org/ccg/comp/default.asp
County Government: http://ccgovernment.carr.org/ccg/default.asp
Economic Development Dept.: www.carrollbiz.org
Elections Board: www.carr.org/election
Health Dept.: www.carrollhealthdepartment.dhmh.md.gov
Human Resources Dept.: http://ccgovernment.carr.org/ccg/humanres/default.asp
Job Service: www.dllr.state.md.us/county/carr/
Library: http://library.carr.org
Permits & Inspections Bureau: http://ccgovernment.carr.org/ccg/permits/default.asp
Planning Dept.: http://ccgovernment.carr.org/ccg/plan/default.asp
Public Schools: www.carrollk12.org
Public Works Dept.: http://ccgovernment.carr.org/ccg/pubworks/default.asp
Social Services Dept.: www.dhr.state.md.us/carroll.htm
State's Attorney: http://carr.org/stateatt
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